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Uber laid off 200 employees on 2023-06-21.

Uber is closing its engineering office in Vilnius, Lithuania, impacting approximately 60 software engineers. The decision, announced on September 7, 2022, is due to a lack of local senior leadership and challenges in hiring managers at the site. The closure is scheduled for June 2023, giving employees nearly a year's notice. Uber is handling the transition considerately, with no immediate layoffs, offering relocation support to other offices, and ensuring performance reviews and bonuses are completed. The Vilnius office, which focused on infrastructure and developer tooling, will see its teams and projects, such as Devpods, transitioned or discontinued.

Uber is laying off approximately 200 employees at its European headquarters in Amsterdam, representing 15% of the office's 1,500-person workforce. This move, announced to staff on a Friday, is part of the company's broader response to the dramatic impact of the coronavirus pandemic, which has severely reduced demand for taxi services. The decision aligns with Uber's global restructuring announced in May, which included cutting 25% of its worldwide workforce (6,700 jobs) and closing 45 regional offices. Affected Amsterdam employees will receive a severance package, and the company has opted not to seek Dutch government salary support. Despite the cuts, Uber's plans to relocate its Amsterdam office to the Zuidas business district remain unchanged.

Uber laid off 600 employees representing approximately 23% of its workforce on 2020-05-26.

Uber has laid off an additional 3,000 employees, representing 13% of its workforce, as part of a broader restructuring announced in May 2020. This follows a previous round of 3,700 layoffs, bringing the total to 6,700 employees, or 25% of its staff. The drastic cuts are a direct response to the COVID-19 pandemic, which caused an approximate 80% decline in its core ride-sharing business. Despite growth in food delivery, it was insufficient to offset losses. Concurrently, Uber is closing 45 offices, winding down its product incubator and AI labs, and reassessing non-core units like Uber Works and its self-driving division. The layoffs span all departments and include staff from subsidiaries Careem and Jump.

Uber laid off 3,000 employees in a recent round of cuts, which were inspired by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Uber, the global ridesharing and mobility platform, laid off 3,700 employees last Wednesday, representing 14% of its workforce. The cuts primarily impacted the customer support and recruiting teams. In a letter to staff, the CEO indicated that further layoffs are expected in the coming week, potentially affecting engineering and product departments. Reports suggest the total number of job cuts could eventually reach between 5,400 and 6,700. Additionally, Uber's subsidiary Jump is reportedly cutting 400-500 employees as it is being offloaded to Lime, following Uber's investment in the electric scooter company.

Uber laid off 14 percent of its workforce as part of COVID-19-related cost-cutting measures.

Uber announced another round of layoffs due to financial uncertainty, but the specific number of affected employees or total workforce was not mentioned in the article.